Podcasting from Northern Indiana, Kate from Bremen Public Library and Maggie from Nappanee Public Library, are in conversation about books set in The United States National Parks. Included in this episode are:

-Mysteries of the National Park: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More by Mike Bezemek (K)

-Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate (M)

-Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon series) by Nevada Barr (K)

-Our National Parks by John Muir (M)

-When You Find my Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail by D. Dauphinee (K)

-Subpar Parks: America’s Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors by Amber Share (M)

-Death In Door County (Monster Hunter series) by Annelise Ryan (K)

-Capture The Moment (National Parks Summer series) by Suzanne Woods Fisher (M)

-Beaches, Bungalows, & Burglaries (Camper & Criminals series) by Tonya Kappes (K)

-Wilder Boys (Wilder Boys series) by Brandon Wallace

-The Campground Kids: National Park Adventures series by C.R. Fulton

-National Park Mystery Series by Aaron Johnson

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Pat & Maggie are in conversation about the books we may read for the 2026 Expand Your Horizons Reading Challenge. Included in this episode are:

About The United States

- How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein (P)

-We The People: A History Of The U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore (M)

About Soccer Or A Soccer Player

-Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrick Backman (P)

-Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie (M)

-All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (M)

Set In A Country That Has Hosted The Winter Olympics

-Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (P)

-Akin by Emma Donoghue (M)

Featuring A Rainbow (title, cover, character, etc)

-Black Rocks and Rainbows by Susan Riford (P)

-Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell (M)

A Michael L. Prince Winner or Honor Book

-Legendary Frybread Drive-In edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith (P)

-Monster by Walter Dean Myers (M)

By An Established Author, Who Is New To You

-Barbara Cartland (M)

Whose Main Character Is In Their Teens

-The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe (P)

-The People We Keep by Allison Larkin (M)

Set In The 1940s

-Bessie by Linda Kass (P)

-When The Flames Ravaged by Rhonda Dragomir (M)

From Any Best Seller List

-Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (P)

-One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (M)

Where Characters Interact With The Author

-In Waiting by Rainbow Rowell (M)

With A Feminist Or Women Empowerment Theme

-The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan (P)

-Off with Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power by Eleanor Herman (M)

Featuring Classical Music

-The Ballroom by Anna Hope (P)

-The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (M)

With A Candy Related Term In The Title

-Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover, Essays by Sarah Perry (M)

That Takes Place Near Or Over Water

-Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone (M)

That Features 2 Or More Genres

Featuring Your Favorite Animal

-Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell (P)

-The Mystery of the Vanishing Forest (Boxcar Children) by Gertrude Chandler Warner (M)

Set In The Season You Were Born

-A Love Finds You Christmas book (M)

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Jen & Maggie are in conversation about books with a shared theme of American History. Included in this episode are:

• Unforgettables: Winner, Losers, Strong Women, and Eccentric Men of the Civil War Era by John C. Waugh (J)

• The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore (M)

• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (J)

• Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar (M)

• Api’s Berlin Diaries by Gabrielle Robinson (J)

• Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson (M)

• Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue by Susan Casey (J)

• The Crossing: El Paso, The Southwest, and America’s Forgotten Origin Story by Richard Parker (M)

• Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer (J)
• Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools by Mary Annette Pember (M)
• Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana by James H. Madison (J)

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Kelbi & Maggie are in conversation about some of their recent reads. Included in this episode are:

-The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand

-All The Colors Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker

-The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff

-The Christmas Book Flood by Roseanne M. White

-Good Inside: A Guide To Becoming The Parent You Want To Be by Dr. Becky Kennedy

-Habits of the Household by Justin Whitmel Earley

-The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

-What Happened to the McCrays by Tracey Lange

-Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

-Winter Street Series - Elin Hilderbrand

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Victoria, Micheala, and Maggie are in conversation about some of their favorite reads from 2025 and a few that they are still hoping to get to by the end of the year. Included in this episode are:

-The Book Club of Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

-Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough

-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

-The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

-Agent Zo: The Untold Story of a Fearless World War II Resistance Fighter by Claire Mulley

-Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

-June In The Garden by Eleanor Wilde

-Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II’s Most Daring Heist by Alexander Rose

-The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

-Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Ladau

-The Siege: A Six Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special Forces Raid that Shocked the World by Ben MacIntyre

-A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

-Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Sarah & Maggie are in conversation about fiction books sharing a time slip and/or dual narrative timeline. Included in this episode are:

-By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

-A Family Matter by Claire Lynch

-Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

-Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

-Homecoming by Kate Morton

-Landline by Rainbow Rowell

-My Friends by Fredrik Backman

-The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

-Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate

-Under The Same Stars by Libba Bray

-The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Claire & Pat join Maggie in conversation about books that are better as audio and/or books that are only published as audio. Included in this episode are:

-Adventures in Odyssey

-Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

-The Boy In The Black Suit by Jason Reynolds

-Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry

-Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

-The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

-I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

-The Magnolia Story by Chip & Joanna Gaines

-MeatEater’s Campfire Stories: Discoveries, Revelations & Near Misses by Steven Rinella

-My Friends by Fredrik Backman

-Paper Bag Christmas by Kevin Alan Milne

-Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Pat & Cherie join Maggie in conversation about some non-fiction books that have piqued their interest lately. Included in this episode are:

-The Art Thief : A True Story Of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel

-Everything Is Tuberculosis : The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

-The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club : Surviving Iran's Most Notorious Prisons in 16 Recipes by Sepideah Gholian

-Holy Ground : On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope by Catherine Coleman Flowers

-How to Survive History : How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes by Cody Cassidy

-It’s Your Funeral! : Plan the Celebration of a lifetime before it’s too late by Kathy Benjamin

-Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century : A Traveler’s Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far by Neil deGrasse Tyson

-Oh No He Didn't! Brilliant Women and the Men Who Took Credit for Their Work by Wendy J Murphy

-The Party Of Your Life : Get The Funeral You Want By Planning It Yourself by Erika Dillman

-The Plan : Manage Your Time Like A Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi

-They Poisoned the World : Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals by Mariah Blake

-Reconnected : How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human by Carlos Whittaker

-The Secret Life of Groceries : The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr

-Steve Martin Writes the Written Word by Steve Martin